Inequality, microcredit and sustainable development: a study in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara

Inequality in the contemporary world has gain as much importance as the debate of how it has to be targeted and how it has to be addressed. Microcredits have been largely analyzed as a likely response for such purpose, as by allowing small loans for the lower income, they are supposed to help to promote and to strengthen production and to improve life quality.. is article aims to present an approach to the real impact of microcredits in the improvement of living conditions of under-served social groups of the metropolitan area of Guadalajara in Mexico in accordance with different theoretical proposals that are in favor or against the perception of microcredit as an ideal tool to reduce inequality.